Three maneuvers to improve your flying

The practical test standards are FAA established standards for flight maneuvers required on check-rides.  Each of these maneuvers are required because they elicit some sort of indication of the abilities of the applicant.  There are many maneuvers that do not appear...

Fourth Lesson

Today was my fourth lesson.   I knew ahead of time what we would be covering today and I had done my best to study it.  Unfortunately it is a little hard to study slow flight, stalls, and steep turns without flying the maneuvers.  I did my best, which amounted to...